Also according to the Times of Israelthe Internal Security Agency distributed a bar letter to the cabinet, justifying its absence at the meeting.
“My decision not to attend the government meeting stems exclusively from my understanding that this is a discussion that is not in accordance with the provisions of the law and the rules regarding the termination of any employee’s mandate, much less than one who holds a senior position, and the position of Shin Bet head“, These.
In the letter, Bar stated that such a decision deserved a lawsuit with the submission of relevant documents to support the party allegations and not what he called “Apparently premeditated process whose result is predetermined ”.
The head of security made criticism of “unfounded allegations ” of the government, which, according to him, “Nothing is more than a disguise to cover up completely different, strange and fundamentally unfounded reasons made to harm Shin Bet’s ability to fulfill his role ”.
Bar stated that Netanyahu took action that would weaken the country “internally and against its enemies. ” He added that he and the premie work together, successfully, to bring the hostages back. Therefore, he did not understand the sense of Netanyahu insisting that there was no confidence between them, “except if the real intention ” dismissal “to negotiate without reaching an agreement”.
Bar quoted what he called “Qatargate, “, an investigation “complex, extensive and highly sensitive ” about the involvement of the Qatar in the Prime Minister’s office. Shin Bet’s chief said he concluded the investigations constituted a public duty and defended the creation of an inquiry committee to investigate the flaws that allowed October 7.
In response, an Israeli authority criticized the absence of bar at the meeting, saying that he has “fear of giving answers”For having done nothing to prevent Hamas attacks.
According to an opinion poll conducted by the Channel 1251% of Israelis are contrary to the resignation of bar, against 32% that support it. In addition, 46% say they trust bar more than Netanyahu, while 32% say they rely more on the prime minister.
